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https://doi.org/10.11588/diglit.10357#0072
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masonry. The Single Gate, the nearest of the three gateways to the south-east angle, is a
closed entrance of comparatively modern date, which at one time led directly into the vaults
within the Haram, known as " Solomon's Stables." Beneath the gate Captain Warren found
the " Great Passage," a narrow way from twelve to eighteen feet high and sixty-nine feet long,
which lies beneath one of the aisles of Solomon's Stables.
Next in order is the Triple Gate, which consists of three
arched portals each thirteen feet wide. The openings are
closed with small masonry, but they formerly gave access
to three parallel passages, which, after running some dis-
tance beneath the surface of the
H aram, are blocked with rubbish.
The Double Gate consists of two
entrances, now closed, which formerly
opened into a vestibule, whence there
was an ascent to the Haram area by a
THE SUMMER PULPIT, PLATFORM OF THE DOME OF THE ROCK.
Showing a portion of the arcaded approach from the south. The pigeons in the foreground are characteristic of the place.
vaulted passage at right angles with the line of the wall. The gates are each eighteen feet
wide, and they are covered with large lintels, which have been cracked by the pressure of the
masonry above, and are now supported by columns. Immediately under the lintels are two
ornamented arches, which form no part of the wall, but are simply fastened on to it with metal
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masonry. The Single Gate, the nearest of the three gateways to the south-east angle, is a
closed entrance of comparatively modern date, which at one time led directly into the vaults
within the Haram, known as " Solomon's Stables." Beneath the gate Captain Warren found
the " Great Passage," a narrow way from twelve to eighteen feet high and sixty-nine feet long,
which lies beneath one of the aisles of Solomon's Stables.
Next in order is the Triple Gate, which consists of three
arched portals each thirteen feet wide. The openings are
closed with small masonry, but they formerly gave access
to three parallel passages, which, after running some dis-
tance beneath the surface of the
H aram, are blocked with rubbish.
The Double Gate consists of two
entrances, now closed, which formerly
opened into a vestibule, whence there
was an ascent to the Haram area by a
THE SUMMER PULPIT, PLATFORM OF THE DOME OF THE ROCK.
Showing a portion of the arcaded approach from the south. The pigeons in the foreground are characteristic of the place.
vaulted passage at right angles with the line of the wall. The gates are each eighteen feet
wide, and they are covered with large lintels, which have been cracked by the pressure of the
masonry above, and are now supported by columns. Immediately under the lintels are two
ornamented arches, which form no part of the wall, but are simply fastened on to it with metal
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